AME Alumni Calgary Stampede Getaway

July 10 & 11th, 2018 Tour & Conference

*July 12th optional Calgary Stampede extension

All tour participants must be in Calgary the evening MONDAY, JULY 9th 2018.

Due to participants coming from all over Canada, we cannot provide group flights.

Flights can be booked through Leader Tours or on your own direct with Air Canada or West Jet or by using air points/air miles.

On arrival in Calgary, transfer to your hotel is on your own.

The Holiday Inn Calgary Macleod Trail south is conveniently located within walking distance to the Calgary Stampede grounds

and other downtown festivities.

Your room at the Holiday Inn Calgary Macleod Trail South will be booked for you upon program registration.

DAY 1: TUESDAY, JULY 10th 2018 (Breakfast, lunch and appetizers provided)

Breakfast at your leisure in the hotel restaurant 8:15am: Meet in the lobby for tour briefing and introductions.

8:30am: Depart for Big Rock Brewery 9am: Tour of Big Rock Brewery in Calgary

A lot of passion goes into the beer we brew here at Big Rock. Our beer tells this tasty tale but we also would also like to have

the opportunity to show you. Touring one of our breweries (we have production facilities in Calgary, Vancouver, & Etobicoke)

gives you the opportunity to experience the careful crafting that happens behind the scenes and gives you insight into the pro-

cess from the top of a barley bin to the bottom of a pint glass.

Our tours run for 1.5 hours and are led by one of our highly trained beerologists.

After the tour there is a half hour tasting. We get the majority of our barley from right here in Alberta. Alberta produces some

of the best barley in the world and we are proud to use that. Additionally, we source grains from around the world, in accord-

ance to our recipes.

The tour covers everything brewing, starting in our mill room, through to brewing, cellaring and filtering. We then head over to

our bottling plant before finishing in our guest loft for samples.

DAY 1: TUESDAY, JULY 10th 2018 continued…

1pm: Visit to Glengary Bison Gary will talk about the challenges and the business strategies that helped develop his business. Glengary Bison was established in 1997 and is located just a short drive North of Calgary. It is operated by Gary Sweetnam and Cynthia Austin. Glengary Bison vision is to produce and promote top quality bison for breeding, as well as providing a unique, affordable, and wonderful red meat source for today’s health conscious consumer. Glengary bison are processed at a provincial government in-spected abattoir which is the finest and cleanest in Alberta. All of our products are 100% bison and are represented as such; no filler or any other meat source is added in production. In September of 2003 we built an on-site farm store and installed a walk-in freezer in order to keep pace with this expanding industry.

3:00pm Hilton Ventures and Origin Malting and Brewery

Hilton Ventures is a 5th generation, multifamily operation. Our farm is just down the road from Origin Malting, and we are proud

to supply them with premium 2 row malting barley. We have been growing malt barley for over 40 years, and appreciate that

Origin has recognized the high quality, nutrient dense barley we produce locally.

Our farm helped pioneer the soil conservation movement decades ago and we continue to refine best management practices

that build this resource. Our family has been recognized in The Canadian Conservation Hall of Fame. To us, the key to our success

is right below our feet. “Our Soil!” Working with the climate and our soil, our team grows some of the best barley in the world.

This farming system allows us to capture thousands of Tonnes of CO2 each and every year. We lock the C deep in the roots, use

it to build the biology of our soil, and the O2 is released back into nature.

We will be providing Origin Malting with an outstanding traceable product, grown from a truly sustainable heritage that will help

Origin create a masterpiece, and all from just down the road!

Origin's local Barley to Beer story starts at our family roots! Origin Malting & Brewing Co. is a local family run business in Strathmore, Alberta. We take Alberta malting barley, known to be the best barley in the world, grown on our local 5th generation family farm, to produce quality malt and supply craft breweries in Alberta. Origin uses state-of-the-art malting equipment to supply top quality product with full traceability back the exact field it was har-vested from! We proudly produce our own craft beer in-house to showcase our craft malt.

Origin prides our self in supporting local farmers and breweries and fostering a relationship between the farmer, the maltster, and the brewers alike. www.originmalting.com

DAY 2: JULY 11th 2018, CALGARY (Breakfast and lunch provided)

Speakers & presentations

8am: Breakfast in the conference room

Merle Good, GRS Consulting Inc.

His past career as a Provincial Tax Specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry has given him a unique position to

discuss farm succession planning and Alberta's agricultural land trends.

Merle will discuss two topics..

Retiring into your child’s farm company

Would you rather be a creditor or shareholder in your farming child’s company when you reach 65??

Retirement is not an a verb that is well understood in Agriculture. Too many consultants still view” Freedom 55” as

the ultimate goal. Freedom for our Industry is not ‘greasing the combine any more” but still “running one”.

Eventually however, the shift in roles and responsibilities have to change. Parents can still” be on the bus” but cannot

“be driving the bus”. This session will indicate how this is accomplished, in a very effective Tax plan but more im-

portantly the creation and an understanding of a new business and family relationship.

Larry Martin, Ph.D. Principal, Agri-Food Management Excellence

Presentation to AME Alumni on BDO Project

This project was initiated for three reasons: to test whether the operating statement ratios we teach in CTEAM are

still correct; to determine whether additional ratios can be identified; and to show the management applications of

the standardized specification of the operating statement. In this presentation, Larry will summarize the results to

date of the project, illustrate how they can be used in management, and update the next steps in the project.

DAY 2: JULY 11th 2018, CALGARY continued..

Tom Droog: Spitz Sunflower Seeds

Tom Droog arrived in Canada with his wife, Emmy, in 1972 with just $125 to his name and a desire to farm.

Seventeen years later he had already revolutionized sunflower seed farming in the Bow Island region of Alberta. Spitz,

his brand of snack-food sunflower seeds was quickly gaining market share. Since then, Tom bought out his main com-

petitor and grew Spitz into a $32,000,000-per year company, which he sold to Pepsico in 2008.

Tom will tell the story behind the success of Spitz Sunflower Seeds, offering valuable advice and experience on manag-

ing growth, staying on top of your company's finances and sharing his experience with branding and the export mar-

ket.

Lawrence Rowley, Leader Tours: EuroTier 2018 and AME Alumni AGRITECHNICA 2019

EuroTier is the world’s leading trade show for animal husbandry and livestock management which attracts exhibitors

from all over the world to present their innovations for cattle, pig and poultry farming as well as in the fields of aqua-

culture, sheep and goat rearing and livery yards. In addition to the latest innovations, visitors will also find a wide

range of special side events. As the leading trade fair in its sector, EuroTier provides a comprehensive overview of in-

novative technology, services and genetics for modern animal husbandry. It will further focus on farm inputs especially

for livestock farmers, i.e. feeds and ingredients as well as relevant equipment and technology.

Attracting 2,638 exhibitors and approximately 163,000 visitors (40,000 from abroad and more than 150 countries)

EuroTier 2016 underlined once again the leading role this event plays internationally both as a trade fair and innova-

tions showroom.

Lawrence will be hosting a group on to Hanover, Germany for EuroTier in November 2018

AME Alumni AGRITECHNICA Tour 2019 Hanover, Germany (with optional Christmas Market River Cruise add-on)

AGRITECHNICA is the world’s leading trade fair for agricultural machinery and equipment!

AGRITECHNICA 2017 was attended by 2,897 exhibitors from 47 countries, including all the world market leaders. Alto-

gether 1,513 of these exhibitors came from outside Germany.

The trade fair was divided into sector groups in 24 halls covering a floor space of 423,000 m2 and its nearly 200 forum

events and specialist conferences allowed a unique exchange of information and opinions.

The trade fair attracted around 450,000 visitors from 88 countries, including 106,700 international visitors.

OPTIONAL ADD ON: STAY AN EXTRA NIGHT AND ATTEND THE CALGARY STAMPEDE

(Please indicate on your booking form if you wish to attend the Calgary Stampede. We will send you a link to view

the ticket options and seating map for your consideration)

*Calgary Stampede Rodeo tickets range from $56 to $400 per person depending on seats in the grandstand or infield

*GMC Rangeland Derby and Calgary Stampede Grandstand Show range from $47 to $138 per person depending seat selected

DAY 3: JULY 12th 2018, CALGARY (Breakfast included)

Breakfast at your leisure in the hotel restaurant.

FULL DAY TO EXPERIENCE THE GREATEST OUTDOOR SHOW ON EARTH

Calgary Stampede – explore Stampede Park on your own, customizing your own day by choosing the events you want to see

The World’s Richest Rodeo featuring the world’s toughest competitors starting daily at 1:15pm. There are six events that happen

daily including: ladies barrel racing, bareback, tie-down roping, steer wrestling, saddle bronc and bull riding.

Every night at 7:45 p.m. the Calgary Stampede presents the world’s most unique entertainment doubleheader. The GMC Range-

land Derby has been described as NASCAR for cowboys, featuring four wagons, nine heats, and excitement that is measured on

the Richter Scale.

When the last wagon thunders across the finish line, prepare yourself for the TransAlta Grandstand Show: a variety extravaganza

that includes comedy, elaborate song and dance numbers, acrobatics and the spectacular fireworks finale. The stage alone is an

engineering marvel.

Access to the Calgary Stampede International room on both days of the Calgary Stampede

Located on the 2nd Floor of the centrally located Agriculture Building on Stampede Park, the International Room provides a relax-

ing and hospitable environment in which visitors can enjoy some western hospitality and learn about Alberta's diverse agricultur-

al economy.

Make your own way back to the hotel or enjoy the many bars & restaurants open into the early morning!

Day 4: JULY 13th 2018, Calgary (Breakfast included)

Breakfast at your leisure in the hotel restaurant.

Check out and travel home or extend your stay and visit the Rocky Mountains

Calgary Stampede AME Alumni Getaway

July 10 & 11, 2018 Tour & Conference

Twin Rate Land Only: CAD $871 per person

Single Rate Land Only: CAD $1094

Price includes:

3 nights hotel (July 9, 10, 11th) Hotel is walking distance to Calgary Stampede Grounds, daily hot breakfast, 2 lunch-

es, 1 appetizers and snacks, coach transfers to Big Rock Brewery tour & tasting, Glengary Bison, Hilton Ventures and

Origin Malting & Barley Brewing tour & tasting, speakers presentations and conference venue.

CAD $300 per person deposit to hold your seat!

The first 25 people to register will receive an invitation to attend the International Agriculture Reception held the

evening of July 11th on the Stampede Grounds. This premiere event is held to bring members from the world agri-

culture community together to share ideas, to facilitate business opportunities and to foster friendship and cultural

understanding.

Flights to Calgary

Flights can be booked on your own or please call Leader Tours with your flight request and we will be happy to help

book your travel arrangements on your behalf.

Registration deadline: June 1, 2018

Please fill in the booking form & fax or email back to Leader Tours Inc.

Please contact: Lawrence Rowley

Toll Free: 1844-370-7044 Office: 403-764-2044/ Fax: 403-764-2042

Email: lawrence@leadertours.ca

Extend your stay & experience the Calgary Stampede July 12th

Optional: Extra hotel room night for the evening of July 12th: $264 per room

Tickets to Calgary Stampede can be booked on your own or we can help book them on your behalf.

*We will email you a link to view the ticket options and seating map for your consideration

*Calgary Stampede Rodeo tickets range from $56 to $400 pp depending on seats in the grandstand or infield

*GMC Rangeland Derby and Calgary Stampede Grandstand Show range from $47 to $138 pp depending seats